hodgepodge

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hodgepodge
    n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
         {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
         {mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
         {omnium-gatherum}]
    2: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous
       ideas [syn: {patchwork}, {hodgepodge}, {jumble}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hodgepodge \Hodge"podge`\, n.
   A mixed mass; a medley. See {Hotchpot}. --Johnson.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "hodgepodge":
      all sorts, arsy-varsiness, assemblage, assortment, broad spectrum,
      clutter, collectanea, conglomerate, conglomeration, farrago,
      gallimaufry, hash, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hotchpot,
      hotchpotch, hysteron proteron, jumble, litter, magpie, mash,
      medley, melange, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany,
      mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, oddments, odds and ends, olio,
      olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork,
      potpourri, salad, salmagundi, sauce, scramble, stew, sundries,
      topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, tumble, turmoil, unholy mess,
      variety, welter, what you will
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